08 February 2021 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Enters Mombasa, Kenya The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Mombasa, Kenya for a port visit, February 8, 2021, in support of its 2021 African coast deployment...
24 January 2021 USNS Laramie joins USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) transited into the Black Sea and rendezvoused with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Jan. 24, 2021...
21 January 2021 USNS Trenton, Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, Jan. 18-21, 2021...
11 January 2021 Secretary of the Navy visits NOSC Newport, MSRON 8 Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite met with Reserve Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Newport and Maritime Security Squadron 8 (MSRON 8) aboard Naval Station Newport, Jan. 9...
04 January 2021 Commander of Military Sealift Command Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), received his initial COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Navy’s Sewell’s Point Branch Medical Clinic in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4...
15 December 2020 USNS Alan Shepard conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation On Dec. 15, USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of Tsushima Strait near Japan. The ship conducted normal operations within claimed territorial seas to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by...
10 December 2020 USNS Laramie Refuels French Navy Ship in North Atlantic In a partnership between U.S. and France, Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser-class USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) completed a refueling-at-sea with Mistral-class LHD Dixmude (L9015) in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 10...
07 December 2020 U.S. Transportation Command’s Patient Movement Requirements Center-East administered hundreds of compassionate care COVID-19 aeromedical evacuations across three continents Since March 22, 2020, at the onset of the global coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Transportation’s Command (USTRANSCOM) Patient Movement Requirements Center-East (TPMRC-E), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, has directed the execution of approximately 305 COVID-related aeromedical evacuations (AE) from...
25 November 2020 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams and Tunisian Navy Exercise Maritime Security Capabilities USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and Tunisian Navy partners conducted joint maritime operations to enhance maritime security, critical lifesaving capabilities, force readiness, and Tunisia's ability to protect its maritime borders, November 23-24...
18 November 2020 Prepare Now for Potential Future Supply Chain, Logistics Crisis Military Sealift Command (MSC) hosted Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force Lead for the Federal Government’s efforts for procurement and distribution of critical medical equipment and supplies in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as the guest speaker for its...
16 November 2020 Strategic Sealift Officers: Coordinating the Navy’s Needs U.S. Navy Reserve Strategic Sealift Officers (SSO), Ensigns Brandon Gotha and Forrest Plummer, were awarded the SSO warfare device by Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Kerley after completing underway training on M/V Maersk Valencia, Oct. 22...
10 November 2020 Millinocket Represents U.S. in Exercise with Bangladesh The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in the annual Cooperation and Readiness Afloat Training exercise, known as CARAT Bangladesh...
10 November 2020 Tippecanoe Crew Reflects on Keen Sword Lessons Learned After every military evolution, there’s usually a “hotwash,” also known as an after-action review – basically, a time to determine what worked well, what can be improved, and how lessons learned will impact operations going forward.That’s exactly what the crew of USNS...
06 November 2020 USNS Yuma Completes First-Ever Refueling by EPF in Gaeta, Highlighting U.S., Italian Partnership In a partnership between U.S. and Italian navies, Military Sealift Command Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma (T-EPF 8) completed the first-ever refueling by an EPF at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 6...
04 November 2020 Military Sealift Command Ships in Southeast Asia Participate in Valiant Shield Several Military Sealift Command Far East ships took part in exercise Valiant Shield 2020 on Guam and around the Mariana Island Range Complex...
04 November 2020 U.S., Bangladesh Navies Join for CARAT Exercise in Bay of Bengal The U.S. and Bangladesh navies will expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020, commencing Nov. 4...
03 November 2020 U.S. Navy Joins Regional Allies in Ecuador for 61st UNITAS Exercise Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States commenced UNITAS LXI, an annual multinational exercise, Nov. 2 in Manta, Ecuador...
01 November 2020 USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams Arrives in Astakos, Greece The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Astakos, Greece, Nov. 1 following a 43-day underway period supporting U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)...
30 October 2020 USNS Tippecanoe Resupplies Fleet, International Partners in Advance of Keen Sword Military Sealift Command Far East’s Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) routinely conducts replenishments at sea (RAS) for both U.S. ships and those from partner and ally nations – almost on a daily business...
28 October 2020 U.S. Transportation Command considers next steps for potential space logistics Transporting cargo in the cosmos may seem unimaginable now, but the innovative capability could become a reality in the not too distant future...